{"product_id":"9781541603738","title":"Words Like Loaded Pistols: The Power of Rhetoric from the Iron Age to the Information Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn engaging exploration of how people have taught, practiced, and thought about rhetoric—from the Iron Age to today \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An entertaining history of great oratory.” —\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Rhetoric gives our words the power to inspire. But it’s not just for politicians: it’s all around us, whether you’re buttering up a key client or persuading your children to eat their vegetables. You have been using rhetoric yourself, all your life. After all, you know what a rhetorical question is, don’t you?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWords Like Loaded Pistols\u003c\/i\u003e, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece through the present day. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Donald Trump—and the three musketeers: ethos, pathos, and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Zelensky and pays tribute to the rhetorical brilliance of AC\/DC’s “Back in Black.” Before you know it, you’ll be confident in chiasmus and proud of your panegyrics—because rhetoric is useful, relevant, and crucial to understanding the world around us.","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370758311997,"sku":"9781541603738","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781541603738_p0.jpg?v=1771566285","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781541603738","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}